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How to Win Sona vs Gwen Counter MatchupSona is in the a tier of champions

Sona vs Gwen

How to Beat Gwen as Sona in LoLSona is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Gwen as Sona

based on 1,905 Sona vs Gwen matchups
Win Rate
54.6 %
K/D/A
3.23
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League games that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Gwen as Sona came out of an analysis of 1905 ranked games where both champions battled one another. This matchup is fairly rare. Sona encounters Gwen in only 2.1% of her rounds.

Sona vs Gwen Matchup Summary

Sona has done a great job of beating Gwen. Normally, she wins a whopping 54.6% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Sona vs Gwen rounds, Sona’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will get first blood versus Gwen.

Best Sona vs Gwen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGlowing Mote

Core Sona Items

~22 Mins
Dream MakerMoonstone RenewerDawncore

Optional Items

Shurelya's BattlesongArdent CenserStaff of Flowing WaterEchoes of Helia

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Sona to level upw
>
Second ability for Sona to level upq
>
Last skill for Sona to max oute

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
PrecisionPresence of MindCut Down
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Sona's passive ability p
Sona's q ability q
Sona's w ability w
Sona's e ability e
Sona's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
9
W
10
Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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E
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E
16
R

Guide to Countering Gwen as Sona

Tips for Playing as Sona against Gwen

Make sure to tag your allies while Sona's auras are active, but avoid getting caught out by enemies.

Save Crescendo for the game-altering moment.

Well-timed uses of Aria of Perseverance will grant you maximum survivability.

Advice to Win Against Gwen

Gwen must hit something to recast her Ultimate, try to evade her between casts.

Gwen needs to attack a few times to set up her damage, so try to get the jump on her.

Gwen's Hallowed Mist shroud will only follow her once, after that it will dissipate when she leaves.

Sona vs Gwen Counter Stats

Sona Image
Win Rate
54.6 %
VS
Win Rate
45.4 %
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2.1
< Kills >
5.7
5.2
< Deaths >
6.1
14.7
< Assists >
4.4
0.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.3
28
< Minions Killed >
158
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.28
0.67
< Inhibitors >
0.54
1,606
< Physical Damage >
2,958
7,928
< Magic Damage >
14,794
487
< True Damage >
3,584
10,022
< Damage Dealt >
21,337
18,304
< Damage Taken >
29,697
8,602
< Gold Earned >
11,803
2.57
< Towers >
2.59
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
12,625
< Total Healing >
7,547
10,763
< Experience >
14,563
54
< Vision Score >
17
23
< Wards Placed >
8
48
< Time Dealing CC >
146

How to Counter Gwen with Sona in LoL

The stats provided here show several critical Sona versus Gwen counter stats that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. As an example, Sona’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gwen’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Sona may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Gwen. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Sona typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Gwen. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sona and Gwen

Damage Types Compared

Sona
Gwen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sona
Gwen

Who is Better, Sona or Gwen?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sona usually wins when trying to fight Gwen, with a 54.6% win rate. Therefore, Sona makes a great counter for Gwen.

While Sona does have a much higher win rate than Gwen, when they face off with one another, Sona also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champ to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Sona into Gwen.

Furthermore, Sona has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gwen. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sona vs Gwen matchups, Sona is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Sona is a great counter for Gwen. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sona against Gwen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sona

Sona Loses Against

Miss FortuneMiss Fortune45.4% winrateTrundleTrundle46.6% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser46.9% winrateMaokaiMaokai46.9% winrate

Sona Wins Against

LeBlancLeBlanc57.3% winrateK'SanteK'Sante56.7% winrateKarthusKarthus56.4% winrateJayceJayce56.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Miss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 54.3% 12638 GamesNilahNilah+ 54.3% 1958 GamesSingedSinged+ 54.8% 2050 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55% 5108 Games

Additional Information for Sona Players

How We Calculated Our Sona vs Gwen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gwen as Sona, we analyzed 1,905 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Gwen as Sona comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Sona Build Gwen Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Sona in order to counter Gwen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sona usually accumulates a lot less CS as Gwen. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Sona versus Gwen build include Dream Maker, Moonstone Renewer, and Dawncore. When Sona combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better versus Gwen than with many other typical builds. In fact, Sona boasted an average win rate of 54.6% when playing against Gwen with this build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Gwen as Sona, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cut Down, and Presence of Mind runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Sona vs Gwen counter picks, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 54.6% winrate overall.

If you want to get Sona vs Gwen tips and builds for a an individual rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and guides displayed are calculated using all matches played with both champs.